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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'>Counselors,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'> I hope your school year is getting off to a great start. Many of you have been asking about the fall school counselor workshops. You may or may not have heard that WVDE has undergone some major reorganization within the Divisions and Offices. Please read the attached letter explaining my relocation to a new office at WVDE and related changes impacting the fall school counselor workshops. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'> I appreciate the work you do with our students, their families and the support you provide to other educational staff in our schools. I look forward to another rewarding year supporting you as you grow professionally and continue to improve our school counseling programs to better support student success.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:#1F497D'>Barb </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Futura Md BT";color:#365F91'>Barb Ashcraft Brady, Ph.D.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>School Counseling Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>Division of Teaching and Learning<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>Office of Instruction</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><img width=140 height=47 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image001.png@01CD8F6E.1BE8AB60" alt="WVDE logo"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>Building 6, Room 617</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>1900 Kanawha Boulevard East</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>Charleston, WV 25305-0330</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>304.558-5325 P<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'>304.558.1834 F<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:blue'><a href="mailto:bashcraft@access.k12.wv.us">bashcraft@access.k12.wv.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><a href="http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors">http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Futura Lt BT";color:#365F91'><a href="http://wvde.state.wv.us/" target="_blank">wvde.state.wv.us</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.8pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=128 height=39 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image002.png@01CD8F6E.1BE8AB60" alt=global21-logolarge><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Mongolian Baiti";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>